Self-Motivation Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Self-Motivation
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 112 105 141
Rank change year-on-year -7 +36 -23
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 498 947 1,038
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 3.00% 2.80% 2.50%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.66% 7.86% 6.48%
Number of salaries quoted 209 709 725
10th Percentile £31,650 £24,950 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £49,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.20% -10.91% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £72,500 £87,500
UK median annual salary £48,000 £40,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +20.00% -23.81% -

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Self-Motivation falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 6,498 12,045 16,007
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 39.10% 35.67% 38.60%
Number of salaries quoted 3,864 9,260 11,613
10th Percentile £33,400 £32,500 £39,000
25th Percentile £47,231 £42,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £59,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.24% -8.46% -
75th Percentile £86,250 £78,750 £86,250
90th Percentile £122,500 £101,250 £107,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Self-Motivation
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Self-Motivation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Self-Motivation trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Self-Motivation
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Self-Motivation.

Self-Motivation salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Self-Motivation
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Self-Motivation over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.

Self-Motivation salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Self-Motivation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 28 (5.62%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.01%) Microsoft Exchange
3 12 (2.41%) IIS
4 7 (1.41%) Tomcat
5 4 (0.80%) Apache
6 3 (0.60%) WordPress
7 2 (0.40%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.20%) Confluence
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 26 (5.22%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.20%) Revit
5 3 (0.60%) Adobe Premiere
5 3 (0.60%) Final Cut Pro
5 3 (0.60%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.40%) Blender
7 1 (0.20%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 8 (1.61%) Salesforce CRM
2 5 (1.00%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.60%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.60%) Sage 200
3 3 (0.60%) Sage CRM
4 1 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.20%) Magento
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle HRMS
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle iRecruitment
4 1 (0.20%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.20%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 235 (47.19%) Azure
2 191 (38.35%) AWS
3 174 (34.94%) GCP
4 40 (8.03%) Microsoft 365
5 28 (5.62%) SaaS
6 15 (3.01%) Microsoft Copilot
6 15 (3.01%) OneDrive
7 13 (2.61%) Entra ID
8 11 (2.21%) Azure DevOps
9 7 (1.41%) Google Workspace
9 7 (1.41%) Power Automate
9 7 (1.41%) Power Platform
10 6 (1.20%) Azure Monitor
10 6 (1.20%) Google Analytics
11 5 (1.00%) Canva
12 4 (0.80%) Cloud Computing
12 4 (0.80%) CloudFront
13 3 (0.60%) Azure Sentinel
13 3 (0.60%) Figma
13 3 (0.60%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 42 (8.43%) Firewall
2 24 (4.82%) Wi-Fi
3 15 (3.01%) DNS
4 13 (2.61%) TCP/IP
4 13 (2.61%) WAN
5 10 (2.01%) SD-WAN
6 9 (1.81%) LAN
6 9 (1.81%) SSL
7 8 (1.61%) Network Security
7 8 (1.61%) VPN
8 7 (1.41%) DHCP
8 7 (1.41%) DMARC
8 7 (1.41%) HTTP
8 7 (1.41%) Internet
9 6 (1.20%) 5G
9 6 (1.20%) VLAN
9 6 (1.20%) Wireless
10 4 (0.80%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (0.80%) Cisco Nexus
10 4 (0.80%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (4.22%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.21%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (2.01%) Relational Database
4 5 (1.00%) MySQL
4 5 (1.00%) Power BI
5 3 (0.60%) Metadata
5 3 (0.60%) NonStop SQL
5 3 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.40%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (0.40%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.40%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.40%) KDB
6 2 (0.40%) Kdb+
6 2 (0.40%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.40%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.40%) QGIS
6 2 (0.40%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.20%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.20%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 15 (3.01%) Git
2 8 (1.61%) JIRA
3 7 (1.41%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.80%) Subversion
5 3 (0.60%) GDB
5 3 (0.60%) GitLab
6 2 (0.40%) Axure RP
6 2 (0.40%) Babel
6 2 (0.40%) Maven
6 2 (0.40%) Mocha
6 2 (0.40%) webpack
7 1 (0.20%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.20%) Selenium
7 1 (0.20%) WebDriver
General
1 194 (38.96%) Social Skills
2 189 (37.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 106 (21.29%) Finance
4 48 (9.64%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (7.83%) Presentation Skills
6 31 (6.22%) Public Sector
7 28 (5.62%) Marketing
8 26 (5.22%) Banking
9 24 (4.82%) Organisational Skills
10 19 (3.82%) Legal
11 18 (3.61%) Manufacturing
12 12 (2.41%) Local Government
13 11 (2.21%) Law
14 10 (2.01%) Advertising
15 8 (1.61%) Retail
15 8 (1.61%) Telecoms
16 7 (1.41%) Czech Language
16 7 (1.41%) Electronics
17 5 (1.00%) Back Office
17 5 (1.00%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 225 (45.18%) Senior
2 170 (34.14%) Software Engineer
3 167 (33.53%) Senior Software Engineer
4 36 (7.23%) Developer
5 30 (6.02%) IT Support
6 29 (5.82%) Analyst
7 25 (5.02%) Support Engineer
8 23 (4.62%) Senior Developer
9 22 (4.42%) Technical Support
10 19 (3.82%) Business Manager
11 18 (3.61%) Business Development Manager
11 18 (3.61%) Consultant
11 18 (3.61%) Development Manager
12 16 (3.21%) Lead
13 13 (2.61%) Project Manager
14 12 (2.41%) IT Engineer
14 12 (2.41%) IT Support Engineer
14 12 (2.41%) Support Analyst
14 12 (2.41%) Technical Engineer
14 12 (2.41%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 188 (37.75%) .NET
2 169 (33.94%) Node.js
3 13 (2.61%) Blazor
3 13 (2.61%) HTML
4 9 (1.81%) REST
5 8 (1.61%) Bootstrap
5 8 (1.61%) HTML5
5 8 (1.61%) JSON
5 8 (1.61%) XML
6 7 (1.41%) SOAP
7 6 (1.20%) WinForms
8 5 (1.00%) RESTful
9 3 (0.60%) AngularJS
9 3 (0.60%) OpenEmbedded
9 3 (0.60%) React
9 3 (0.60%) Yocto
10 2 (0.40%) Android SDK
10 2 (0.40%) Express.js
10 2 (0.40%) Jest
10 2 (0.40%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 168 (33.73%) Linux Command Line
2 167 (33.53%) Cyberattack
3 24 (4.82%) Onboarding
4 19 (3.82%) Management Information System
5 17 (3.41%) Virtual Team
6 13 (2.61%) Video Conferencing
7 12 (2.41%) Enterprise Software
8 10 (2.01%) Social Media
9 9 (1.81%) Blog
10 8 (1.61%) Algorithms
10 8 (1.61%) Data Centre
10 8 (1.61%) FMCG
11 7 (1.41%) Tandem
12 6 (1.20%) Driving Licence
12 6 (1.20%) GNSS
12 6 (1.20%) Product Ownership
12 6 (1.20%) Self-Driving Car
13 5 (1.00%) FPGA
14 4 (0.80%) Derivative
14 4 (0.80%) MicroBlaze
Operating Systems
1 208 (41.77%) Linux
2 75 (15.06%) Windows
3 33 (6.63%) Windows Server
4 19 (3.82%) Mac OS
4 19 (3.82%) Unix
5 10 (2.01%) Windows Server 2019
6 9 (1.81%) Apple iOS
7 6 (1.20%) zOS
8 5 (1.00%) Windows 7
9 3 (0.60%) Embedded Linux
10 2 (0.40%) Android
10 2 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2003
11 1 (0.20%) Debian
11 1 (0.20%) VMS
11 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (44.58%) Agile
2 187 (37.55%) Mentoring
3 184 (36.95%) Software Engineering
4 175 (35.14%) Cloud Security
5 174 (34.94%) User Experience
6 173 (34.74%) Scrum
7 170 (34.14%) Machine Learning
8 168 (33.73%) Microservices
9 167 (33.53%) Data Engineering
9 167 (33.53%) Site Reliability Engineering
10 147 (29.52%) Problem-Solving
11 76 (15.26%) Customer Service
12 48 (9.64%) B2B
13 40 (8.03%) CRM
13 40 (8.03%) Project Management
14 35 (7.03%) ITIL
15 30 (6.02%) Roadmaps
16 29 (5.82%) Time Management
17 27 (5.42%) Project Delivery
17 27 (5.42%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 191 (38.35%) Python
2 187 (37.55%) Java
3 184 (36.95%) C++
4 182 (36.55%) JavaScript
5 167 (33.53%) Go
5 167 (33.53%) Rust
6 68 (13.65%) SQL
7 18 (3.61%) C#
8 16 (3.21%) PowerShell
9 12 (2.41%) C
10 9 (1.81%) Bash
11 8 (1.61%) VBA
12 5 (1.00%) MATLAB
12 5 (1.00%) PHP
12 5 (1.00%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.80%) TypeScript
14 2 (0.40%) Fortran
15 1 (0.20%) COBOL
15 1 (0.20%) PL/SQL
15 1 (0.20%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 181 (36.35%) Security Cleared
2 170 (34.14%) DV Cleared
3 168 (33.73%) AWS Certification
4 167 (33.53%) AWS Certified Developer
4 167 (33.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 57 (11.45%) Degree
6 15 (3.01%) DBS Check
6 15 (3.01%) Master's Degree
7 14 (2.81%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (2.01%) Microsoft Certification
9 8 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
9 8 (1.61%) MCSA
9 8 (1.61%) SC Cleared
10 7 (1.41%) MCP
10 7 (1.41%) MCSE
11 4 (0.80%) Numerate Degree
12 3 (0.60%) CCNA
13 2 (0.40%) ACCA
13 2 (0.40%) CCNP
13 2 (0.40%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (2.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 12 (2.41%) Accessibility
3 10 (2.01%) SLA
4 7 (1.41%) GDPR
4 7 (1.41%) ISO 9001
5 6 (1.20%) QA
5 6 (1.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 5 (1.00%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.60%) IEC 61508
7 3 (0.60%) JTAG
8 2 (0.40%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 2 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.40%) GMP
8 2 (0.40%) ISO 14001
8 2 (0.40%) PMO
9 1 (0.20%) COSO
9 1 (0.20%) ISO 15022
9 1 (0.20%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 24 (4.82%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.61%) Hyper-V
3 8 (1.61%) Firmware
3 8 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.80%) Embedded Firmware
5 3 (0.60%) Docker
6 2 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.20%) Veritas Cluster Server
7 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.20%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.20%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (2.61%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.21%) Terraform
3 7 (1.41%) PaperCut
3 7 (1.41%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (1.00%) Ansible
4 5 (1.00%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.80%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.60%) Functional Safety
6 3 (0.60%) SCCM
7 2 (0.40%) SCOM
7 2 (0.40%) SCOrch
7 2 (0.40%) SCSM
8 1 (0.20%) Nessus
8 1 (0.20%) WSUS
Vendors
1 67 (13.45%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.02%) Salesforce
3 20 (4.02%) Google
4 15 (3.01%) Oracle
5 11 (2.21%) Cisco
6 9 (1.81%) ServiceNow
7 8 (1.61%) IBM
7 8 (1.61%) VMware
8 5 (1.00%) HubSpot
8 5 (1.00%) Palo Alto
9 4 (0.80%) Adobe
9 4 (0.80%) CheckPoint
9 4 (0.80%) Pure Storage
9 4 (0.80%) SolarWinds
10 3 (0.60%) Apple
10 3 (0.60%) Facebook
10 3 (0.60%) Instagram
10 3 (0.60%) Meraki
10 3 (0.60%) Sage
10 3 (0.60%) SAP